The High Force Hotel
Alston Road, Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, DL12 0XH
Located within walking distance of England’s highest waterfall this venue benefits from fantastic dark skies and hosts regular stargazing and astrophotography events run by local astronomers.
Photo credit: Gary Lintern Photography
Stay & Gaze - this location benefits from dark skies, relatively low levels of light pollution, is astronomy friendly and suitable for stargazing breaks.
Weather forecast
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11/07/26
21° 6% -
11/07/26
20° 10% -
11/07/26
18° 11% -
12/07/26
16° 14%
Weather forecast for Middleton-in-teesdale (4.2 miles away) updated 10/07/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Local light pollution
The High Force Hotel is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Best time to visit
The below chart shows when the skies will be at their darkest at this location and therefore the best time to visit. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing. See our dark sky calendar for more details.
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Find more dates
If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
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